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Browns coach Hue Jackson revealed Monday that Gary Barnidge's snaps were scaled back in Sunday's Week 12 loss to the Giants because he "tweaked" his knee.

Barnidge finished with three targets, catching just one for 11 yards. Jackson said the Browns "rotated" Barnidge and "didn't want to overwork him" after Barnidge tweaked the knee early in the game. After running a season-high 45 pass routes in Week 11, Barnidge ran only 31 against the G-Men. Barnidge's knee should heal during the Browns' forthcoming Week 13 bye. Nov 28 - 5:11 PM

So much for Josh McCown sparking Route 82 in a plus matchup. No matter who is under center, Barnidge can't be relied upon as a top-15 option in Cleveland's dysfunctional offense. He'll square off with the Bengals following Cleveland's Week 13 bye. Nov 27 - 5:51 PM

Gary Barnidge has caught seven of his 10 touchdowns the past two seasons from Josh McCown.

He caught his first one of the season last week. Barnidge's target share has been down this season due to the emergence of Terrelle Pryor and arrival of first-rounder Corey Coleman, but he'll be on the TE1 map this week against a Giants defense that has been burned by Tyler Eifert and Zach Miller the past two weeks. They've allowed 368 yards to tight ends the past four games. Nov 23 - 9:43 AM

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Cody Kessler (concussion) has been medically cleared and resumed practicing on Monday.

While it's good news that Kessler has overcome the second concussion of his rookie season, the Browns have said nothing about his status or whether he will start coming out of the Week 13 bye. Josh McCown has not played particularly well in recent weeks, but he clearly gives the Browns their best shot to avoid 0-16.